{"id":54969,"date":"2015-11-07T20:26:46","date_gmt":"2015-11-07T12:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/?p=54969"},"modified":"2015-11-09T11:59:35","modified_gmt":"2015-11-09T03:59:35","slug":"nba-los-angeles-lakers-star-kobe-bryant-backs-away-farewell-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/basketball\/nba-los-angeles-lakers-star-kobe-bryant-backs-away-farewell-gig-54969.html","title":{"rendered":"NBA: Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant backs away from farewell gig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NBA-Kobe-Bryant-Los-Angeles-Lakers.jpg\" alt=\"NBA Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NBA-Kobe-Bryant-Los-Angeles-Lakers.jpg 620w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NBA-Kobe-Bryant-Los-Angeles-Lakers-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NBA-Kobe-Bryant-Los-Angeles-Lakers-584x330.jpg 584w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NBA-Kobe-Bryant-Los-Angeles-Lakers-460x260.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"button-container\">\n<div class=\"button-align\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/join.dafabet.com\/sports\/en\/registration.html?btag=625071\"><img alt=\"\"src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/join-now.png\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.dafabet.net\/en?btag=625071\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/view-market.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_fourth'><p><strong>Share this story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_facebook_like\" fb:like:layout=\"button_count\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_tweet\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_google_plusone\" g:plusone:size=\"medium\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_pinit\" pi:pinit:url=\"https:\/\/www.dafabet.com\" pi:pinit:media=\"#\" pi:pinit:layout=\"horizontal\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=undefined\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><br \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"three-fourth\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/betting\/nba-odds\"><b><u>Los Angeles Lakers<\/u><\/b><\/a> star Kobe Bryant has refused to confirm he will retire at the end of the season but ruled out playing for another NBA team.<\/h2>\n<p>The five-time NBA champion is in the final year of his deal with the franchise but reports have suggested he will extend his stay at the Staples Center.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve said it so many times. I&#8217;m here, I&#8217;m a Laker for life,&#8221; Bryant told reporters, after Friday night&#8217;s 104-98 win over the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. &#8220;I&#8217;m not playing anywhere else, no matter what.  <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s just not going to happen. I bleed purple and gold, and that&#8217;s just how it&#8217;s going to be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It followed comments by Phil Jackson, his former Lakers coach and the current New York Knicks president, who believes that the 37-year-old two-time NBA Finals MVP will stay on in California.<\/p>\n<p>Bryant said: &#8220;That&#8217;s Phil baiting you [members of the media] like he always does. He&#8217;s a master at it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bryant&#8217;s every move was cheered at Barclays Center on Friday, in anticipation of what could be his final appearance in Brooklyn, and the NBA veteran thanked supporters for their warm reception.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If this is the last time,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I&#8217;m fine with that and I feel at peace with that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bryant will face Jackson&#8217;s Knicks on Sunday at Madison Square Garden in what could also be the Philadelphia-born star&#8217;s final game at the legendary New York City venue.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:#EAB922\">Bryant has struggled in the Lakers&#8217; first five games this season, shooting 32.1 percent from the field while averaging 16.2 points per game. 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